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2 5 6 7 11 13 14 15 8 4 9 10 1 3 12 My Métis Heritage My Métis Heritage Word Scramble Crossword ACROSS 3. A person who travelled along the rivers (Mistikôsô) 5. Traditional Métis dance (Nesosimowin) 7. Used in needlework (Mîk ‘sak) 9. Expression of gratitude (Marrsi) 12. String instrument (Kitohciķan) 13. Mode of transportation (Lirrôsh sîpî) 14. Father of Manitoba 15. Traditional bread (Laķalet) We must cherish our inheritance, we must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass on. – Louis Riel DOWN 1. Métis footwear (Napaķaskisin) 2. The combination of French and Aboriginal ancestry (Âpihtaw ķosisân) 4. Food prepared by Métis (Glissantes) 6. Used by Métis men to hold up their trousers (La såncîrr) 7. Dam building rodent (Amisk) 8. Herd animal that provides food and warm skins (Paskawâw mosh tosh) 9. Greeting (Bonjour) 11. Used to travel across a large body of water (Ôsi) 13. Common relative (Mô kazőň) common Métis names Can you find your last name here? a Adams Amyotte Anderson Andrew Arcand Armstrong Asham Auger b Beaudry Beauregard Belanger Belcourt Bellehumeur Bellerose Berard Bird Blandion Bourque Bouvier Boyer Breland Bremner Brosseau Bruce Bruneau Bruyere c Carifelle Calder Callihoo Cardinal Carriere Chalifoux Chartrand Chatelaine Clouthier Collins Cook Cromarty Cunningham d Daigneault Delorme Deschamps Desjarlais Donald Ducharme Dumas Dumont e Emard Erasmus f Falcon Favel Fayant Ferguson Fiddler Flett Fleury Fraser g Gairdner Gariepy Garneau Gervais Gladu Gosselin Goulet Grant Gray Gullion Gunn Gunville h Hamelin Henderson Hodgson Hogue Houle Howse Humpherville i Inkster Isbister j Jannot Jobin Johnston K Kippling Klyne Knibb l L’Hirondelle Ladouceur Lafferty Lagimodiere Landry Lariviere Larocque Lavallee Lepine Letendre Lilley Loutitt Loyer Lussier-Lucier M Majeau Malaterre McDonald McKay McKenzie Mercredi Monkman Morin N Nault Nolin Norris o Omand Ouellette p Pambrun Parenteau Pelletier Plante Pocha–Paquin Poitras Primeau Pritchard Pruden q Quintal R Racette Riel Ritchot Ross Rowland S Saloway-Salois Savard Sayer Sinclair Smith Spence St. Germaine T Thompson Tourangeau Tourand Tremblay Trottier Turcotte V Vandale Venne Vermette Villeneuve W Ward Whitford Wilkie Wylie Z Zastre-Zace Métis Nation of Alberta ∙ Provincial Office ∙ Delia Gray Building ∙ 11738 Kingsway Avenue ∙ Edmonton 780-455-2200 ∙ 1-800-252-7553 ∙ albertaMétis.com @albertaMétis @abMétis USOLI ILRE ERD VREIR RCTA HASS FINTIYIN AFGL STEMI ITNANO FO ETBALAR OFFICIAL MÉTIS LANGUAGE Mystery Word CROSSWORD ANSWERS: ACROSS: 3. Voyageur 5. Jig 7. Beads 9. Thank you 12. Fiddle 13. Cart 14. Louis Riel 15. Bannock  DOWN: 1. Moccasin 2. Métis 4. Dumpling 6. Sash 7. Beaver 8. Buffalo 10. Hello 11. Canoe 13. Cousin WORD SCRAMBLE ANSWERS: Métis Nation of Alberta / Louis Riel / Red River Cart / Sash / Infinity Flag Unscramble the words and write the letters in the boxes. Use the letters in the shaded boxes to find the mystery word.

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My Métis HeritageMy Métis Heritage

Word Scramble

CrosswordACROSS 3. A person who travelled along the rivers

(Mistikôsô)5. Traditional Métis dance (Nesosimowin)7. Used in needlework (Mîk ‘sak)9. Expression of gratitude (Marrsi)12. String instrument (Kitohciķan)13. Mode of transportation (Lirrôsh sîpî)14. Father of Manitoba15. Traditional bread (Laķalet)

We must cherish our inheritance, we must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass on.

– Louis Riel

DOWN1. Métis footwear (Napaķaskisin)2. The combination of French and

Aboriginal ancestry (Âpihtaw ķosisân)4. Food prepared by Métis (Glissantes)6. Used by Métis men to hold up their

trousers (La såncîrr)7. Dam building rodent (Amisk)8. Herd animal that provides food and

warm skins (Paskawâw mosh tosh)9. Greeting (Bonjour)11. Used to travel across a large body

of water (Ôsi)13. Common relative (Mô kazőň)

common Métis names Can you find your last name here?

aAdamsAmyotteAndersonAndrewArcandArmstrongAshamAuger

bBeaudryBeauregardBelangerBelcourtBellehumeurBelleroseBerardBirdBlandionBourqueBouvierBoyerBrelandBremnerBrosseauBruceBruneauBruyere

cCarifelleCalderCallihooCardinalCarriereChalifouxChartrandChatelaineClouthierCollinsCookCromartyCunningham

dDaigneaultDelormeDeschampsDesjarlaisDonaldDucharmeDumasDumont

eEmardErasmus

fFalconFavelFayantFergusonFiddlerFlettFleuryFraser

gGairdnerGariepyGarneauGervaisGladuGosselinGouletGrantGrayGullionGunnGunville

hHamelinHendersonHodgsonHogueHouleHowseHumpherville

iInksterIsbister

jJannotJobinJohnston

KKipplingKlyneKnibb

lL’HirondelleLadouceurLaffertyLagimodiereLandryLariviereLarocqueLavalleeLepineLetendreLilleyLoutittLoyerLussier-Lucier

MMajeauMalaterreMcDonaldMcKayMcKenzieMercrediMonkmanMorin

NNaultNolinNorris

oOmandOuellette

pPambrunParenteauPelletierPlantePocha–PaquinPoitrasPrimeauPritchardPruden

qQuintal

RRacetteRielRitchotRossRowland

SSaloway-SaloisSavardSayerSinclairSmithSpenceSt. Germaine

TThompsonTourangeauTourandTremblayTrottierTurcotte

VVandaleVenneVermetteVilleneuve

WWardWhitfordWilkieWylie

ZZastre-Zace

Métis Nation of Alberta ∙ Provincial Office ∙ Delia Gray Building ∙ 11738 Kingsway Avenue ∙ Edmonton

780-455-2200 ∙ 1-800-252-7553 ∙ albertaMétis.com @albertaMétis @abMétis

USOLI ILRE

ERD VREIR RCTA

HASS

FINTIYIN AFGL

STEMI ITNANO FO ETBALAR

OFFICIAL MÉTIS LANGUAGE

Mystery Word

CROSSWORD ANSWERS:ACROSS: 3. Voyageur 5. Jig 7. Beads 9. Thank you 12. Fiddle 13. Cart 14. Louis Riel 15. Bannock  DOWN: 1. Moccasin 2. Métis 4. Dumpling 6. Sash 7. Beaver 8. Buffalo 10. Hello 11. Canoe 13. Cousin

WORD SCRAMBLE ANSWERS: Métis Nation of Alberta / Louis Riel / Red River Cart / Sash / Infinity Flag

Unscramble the words and write the letters in the boxes. Use the letters in the shaded boxes to find the mystery word.

Mô Piyak Oskân

My Family TreeFill in the boxes with the names of your family members.

ME ∞ Niya

MY DAD ∞ Nipâpâ

GRANDFATHER ∞ Nimoshôm GRANDMOTHER ∞ Nohkom

GREAT GRANDFATHERChâpân

GREAT GRANDMOTHER Châpân

GREAT GRANDFATHER Châpân

GREAT GRANDMOTHER Châpân

MY MOM ∞ Nimâmâ

GRANDFATHER ∞ Nimoshôm GRANDMOTHER ∞ Nohkom

GREAT GRANDFATHER Châpân

GREAT GRANDMOTHER Châpân

GREAT GRANDFATHER Châpân

GREAT GRANDMOTHER Châpân

Michif is the official language of the Métis people. Discover the Michif word for each person in your family tree!